About MaRS

MaRS Discovery District (@MaRSDD) is a charitable organization and North America’s largest urban innovation hub, dedicated to helping high-growth technology companies succeed. With a focus on climate, health sciences and other emerging technologies, MaRS supports startups tackling some of the world’s most pressing issues. Through its world-class facilities, strategic programs and partnerships, MaRS accelerates the adoption of groundbreaking Canadian technology and bolsters a globally competitive innovation ecosystem. MaRS is the place where you can play a meaningful role in the innovation economy.

We understand qualifications on a job posting can be daunting. If you're passionate about the role and believe you can make a meaningful impact, we want to hear from you, even if you don't meet every listed qualification. We’re always looking for great talent to join our team on planet MaRS. 

We actively encourage all candidates to apply, including equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as BIPOC, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations. 

We want you to be comfortable being your most authentic self throughout our recruitment process. Please reach out to [email protected] if there’s anything we can do to make your experience more accessible and inclusive, including accommodations. Include 'Accessibility Request' in your subject line.

Want to be a Summer Intern?

We’re offering a range of exciting summer internships that cover the full spectrum of the work we do: from venture programming to marketing & events, to benchmarking & insights. MaRS summer interns will have the opportunity to get hands-on experience, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, put forth their ideas and contribute to a dynamic organization.

If you’d like to apply to the opportunity detailed below, please make sure your cover letter demonstrates why you are a great match for this internship. Connect the dots from experience and education to what you're applying for.

And if you are applying for more than one MaRS internship, please make sure to identify this clearly in your cover letter, and tailor each letter to a specific opportunity.

Who we are looking for

MaRS interns possess a positive outlook and are smart, curious, energetic and engaged in the world around them. They’re independent, but also work well on a team. They are ideas people, always thinking of innovative, new ways to do things. Beyond this, there are specific knowledge and skill requirements for each role, as detailed below.

About the Internship Opportunity with MaRS Health Sciences

The Health Sciences team is seeking an operationally-driven intern to help scale our impact by identifying high-potential startups and investors while streamlining our internal workflows. In this role, you will act as a bridge between ecosystem growth and operational excellence - ensuring that MaRS remains a premier destination for health innovation.

You will play a vital role in managing our intake pipeline and building the "engine" that powers our outreach. Beyond data management, you will be tasked with identifying new ventures and investors to recruit to the MaRS network, creating the efficient processes needed to engage them at scale. This is an ideal role for a student who is passionate about the sector and wants to build the systems that support the next generation of healthcare breakthroughs.

Major tasks the Intern will undertake:

• Startup & Investor Scouting: Research and identify promising new startups and relevant investors to recruit into the MaRS Health Sciences ecosystem, ensuring a steady pipeline of high-quality leads. Attend industry events and participate in external programs to generate new leads for MaRS.
• Investor Onboarding & Engagement: In collaboration with other MaRS teams, refine the end-to-end process for onboarding and engaging with our investor network. This includes maintaining a centralized investor database and establishing secure, efficient protocols for sharing key data with both internal and external partners. 
• External Event Delivery & Representation: Support the execution of external events and represent MaRS within external programs. You will ensure seamless event delivery while acting as a professional point of contact for the Health Sciences team.
• Resource Development: Lead the creation and standardization of key internal and external resources, such as updating the team page, developing standardized pitch decks, and tracking key performance metrics.
• Process Automation & Intake: Manage the intake workflow in Salesforce and identify opportunities to automate manual tasks to improve overall team efficiency.
• Data Visualization & Reporting: Create dashboards and pipeline reports to track recruitment trends, intake metrics, and ecosystem health to support data-driven decision-making.

What You Bring

Required Skills & Experience

• Currently enrolled in your Master's program at one of the following schools: UofT, Waterloo, McGill U, UBC.
• Studies in Health Sciences, Engineering, Software are preferred.
• Experience working with databases or CRM platforms (e.g., Salesforce, Airtable).
• Strong ability to conduct market research to identify emerging companies and map the investor landscape.
• Highly organized with the ability to build structured processes out of manual or "messy" data.
• Strong interpersonal skills to coordinate with internal team members and represent MaRS professionally to external founders and investors.
  

Great to have (but not required)

• Familiarity with workflow automation tools like Zapier or Salesforce flows.
• A baseline understanding of the health landscape, venture capital, or startup incubators.
• Experience creating "playbooks" or documentation that helps a team replicate successful tasks.
• Experience building basic dashboards in Salesforce, Excel, or Google Sheets to show progress against goals.
  

The Fine Print

The internship runs May 4 - August 21, 2026.

The expected annual base salary range (prorated for the term) for this role is $42,000 - $51,000, which is determined based on year of study, candidate’s skills, knowledge, experience, and internal equity.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply early as we may close the posting before February 6, 2026. 

Applicants must be legally eligible to work in Canada, reside in Ontario for the duration of the internship and be willing to work out of our Toronto office (101 College Street) a minimum of 3 days per week.

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